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Anton Kapusi – Pueblo, Colorado … We all like harvest festivals when the whole neighborhood comes–children, parents, grandparents, or guardians to celebrate the goodness and blessings of our Creator and Sustainer God.
People of all ages are curious about what a Christian-themed harvest festival trunk-or-treat looks like. Pueblo, Colorado has a long-standing tradition of trick-or-treating. Yes, that infamous practice of children and parents dressing up as different characters and going door-to-door to receive treats has been growing in numbers for years in Pueblo. However, due to COVID and ever-growing crime in Pueblo, parents are looking for a safer environment for getting out with their children.
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RMCNews Interview with Daniel Birai – Denver, Colorado … There is excitement at LifeSource Adventist Fellowship. With deep interest in making Adventist mission relevant and involving the whole congregation, the church leadership is strategically streamlining activities and its use of resources. Pastor Daniel Birai shares the meaning behind his church’s Keystone Ministries.
NewsNuggets: What challenge are you facing at LifeSource with your ministries?
Daniel Birai: We have about 24 active ministries and it isn’t realistic to be able to provide each of them the time and resources that they need with two pastors. Even with lay members leading the groups, there isn’t enough support, accountability, or training to create sustainable growth. This leads to low volunteer leadership, low morale, and low attendance at events.
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RMCNews – Denver, Colorado … Winter may be creeping up on us, but plans for summer camp 2023 are well underway. The Youth Department has been busy praying and planning for another successful summer of camp ministry in the Rocky Mountain Conference.
The camp theme this summer is ELEVATE. “We realize that God is always calling us to something higher, something more significant, something greater,” Brandon Westgate, RMC youth director says.
He explains, “Our theme expresses the call of God on our life. In John 12:32 Jesus says when He is lifted up, He will, in turn, lift us up to where He is. So, when we elevate Jesus, we get elevated by Jesus! “
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Katrina Blankenship – Northglenn, Colorado … On the evening of November 5, two Adventist churches, Chapel Haven and Northglenn Hispanic, combined forces to create a multi–cultural event, a Feast of Nations. Organized by Pastor Herbert Hernandez, the event was deemed a huge success with some 100 people in attendance representing 10 different countries.
The gathering started with a devotional about how we are one in Christ, yet varied in many ways, showing the amazing diversity that will one day stand on the sea of glass before God. The group sang, “Jesus Loves Me” in several languages followed by a Bible city trivia game.
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Haley Beckermeyer – Loveland, Colorado …Equipped with rakes, gloves, and trash bags, Campion students dispersed around the Loveland area to help their neighbors last Wednesday for Community Service Day.
Campion Academy takes a day off from classes for community service day each semester to demonstrate God’s love in action. Chaplain Carlos Santana explained, “The reason we give a day off of classes to serve our community is simply to be a blessing. We want to create a spiritual outlet for the students to be able to serve others.” Santana continued, “Our greatest example is found in Christ all throughout the Gospels. The example was: if Christ saw a need, he met the need. Therefore, I believe our calling is the same as Christ’s example, and that is, if we see a need we meet the need.”
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Tiffany Mogaka – Loveland, Colorado … Campion students and visitors came together to Campion Church to learn more about the character of God through the theme ‘Who God is’ during the Northern Colorado Youth Rally, November 4-5 featuring Pastor Michelle Odinma as the guest speaker
Friday night vespers began with powerful and heart-warming worship music led by a student praise team and Pastor Leandro Bizama. The theme song of the event was “Our God”. Junior Phoebe Mamanua said, “The praise music promoted the message. There was energy, and it was really good to have all of us together just praising God. It felt like a bonding experience especially because it was upbeat like a campfire song.”
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